British Columbia

Trademark Factory® International Inc. is a British Columbia company founded by Andrei Mincov, a former intellectual property lawyer with over 20 years of Canadian and international experience. Andrei became a copyright lawyer in Russia almost 20 years ago when his father, a famous Russian composer, heard his music on the radio advertising an event by Samsung – without his permission. Download this episode (right click and save)

Philipp is RentMoola.com‘s COO. A creative think tank and social media leader with more than nine years of online marketing and brand strategy experience working with large national and international brands both agency and client side. He now runs Rentmoola so people can pay their rent with a credit or debit card.  Download this episode (right click and save)

Gary is the Co-Founder & COO of Kickstart Ventures Inc. a Business Catalyst where he trains, mentors and funds new innovative business startups. He is an experienced CEO & has been called into numerous businesses to help them when problems become overwhelming.  He’s also a Business Writer/Blogger & has written for many regional & national papers on business. His book has been published through BizPublishing on Amazon…called “How to Start a Successful Business” Check out his interview at: Download this episode (right click and save)

John rocketed onto the blogging scene when he showed the income power of blogging by taking his blog from making zero to over $40,000 per month in just two years. And he did it working only 2 hours a day. Today, John Chow dot Com is one of the biggest blogs on the Internet, with over 200,000 active daily readers and followers. John Chow dot Com is ranked number 16 on the AdAge Power 150 list and number 1 in the list of the Top 50 Canadian Internet Marketing Blogs. He also is the founder and CEO of TTZ Media, Inc.  Check out his interview at: Download this episode (right click and save)

Ken is the CEO of Cogcentric Labs, an educational technology research and development company based in Surrey Central, just outside Vancouver. Ken has 23 years of experience in the eLearning industry and has worked with more than 100 clients in business, industry and government. Ken has a degree in Cognitive Science, and in Educational Technology and his research focuses on communities of practice. Download this episode (right click and save)

An Entrepreneur-In-Residence for Futurpreneur Canada, Chad has an excellent track-record helping young entrepreneurs across the country get their businesses off the ground. He has helped over 200 businesses from almost every industry and brings a wealth of experience across multiple industries, from construction to education to technology startups. Futurpreneur is an internationally recognized mentoring program that hand matches young entrepreneurs with a business expert from a network of more than 2,800 volunteer mentors. Check out his interview: Download this episode (right click and save)

Laura has been working in the film industry for over four years: two years in development as a Producer on a feature documentary film called THE NEXT STEP, a story about a youth-led revolution in education, and over two years in production as an Associate Producer, Music Supervisor and Production Manager on THE SEARCH FOR FREEDOM, a feature documentary about living in the moment and doing what makes you feel the most alive. Check out her interview at: Download this episode (right click and save)

Patrick is the owner of the Bigpicturecoach.com and a graduate of Simon Fraser University where he earned his Bachelor of Business Administration.  Patrick has been professionally coaching businesspeople across British Columbia. A self-professed serial entrepreneur, Patrick enjoys an affiliation with a number of business ventures and holds a special passion for the role of business in people’s lives. Check out his interview at: Download this episode (right click and save)

Janice is a Relationship Marketing & LinkedIn Trainer. She helps Business Professionals Increase Sales by Building Relationships as she trains LinkedIn (basics & advanced) skills to clients who want to have a credible presence online, and who are looking to network and grow their businesses effectively. Her passion is working with motivated people, who are coachable and who want to build their businesses through relationship marketing and networking (both offline & online).  Check out her interview at: Download this episode (right click and save)

A successful, award winning interior design agency with a straightforward design goal. They craft amazing and highly functional home and small office spaces by reflecting the very best version of you. Kendall brings both technical and functional know-how to every creative decision with her clients. And her company is a Best of Houzz 2014 Award Winner.  Check out her interview at:  Download this episode (right click and save)

Ilya is a social entrepreneur who is passionate about education and career development as tools to reduce poverty. Most recently, he has moved back home to Vancouver and founded VanHack, an online community that connects top Brazilian tech talent to Vancouver startups.  He’s also actively involved in the Spring incubator for entrepreneurs. Check out his interview with us: Download this episode (right click and save)

CEO of Eco Paving.  They have created and developed an eco friendly product as an alternative to the traditional methods of paving.  Their product is 100% recycled material and was designed to be flexible to accommodate future ground movements enabling them to resurface cracked, and old asphalt, concrete, pavers, tile, and can be applied over any subfloor.  Check out Brad’s interview here: Download this episode (right click and save)

Karen has spoken to local, regional, both national and international groups on business and communications topics. Karen thinks of what she does as a “professional encourager” and is known for her interactive workshops and classes. Her book, “Messenger: the entrepreneur’s guide to communication” came out this summer through Motivational Press. Check out her interview here: Download this episode (right click and save)

Lynn is a successful financial professional, marketer, business owner and CEO. As a professional financial advisor and owner/president of “The Lifestyle Protector”, Lynn is motivated to see business owners and professionals do more with their money so they can get to where they want to go, sooner. She specializes in wealth and lifestyle planning for business owners and professionals. Building confidence and developing options that fit their life, regardless of what life has in store for them.  Check out her interview here: Download this episode (right click and save)

Jason has been a self employed, online entrepreneur for 15 years with a portfolio of niche websites, including InternetMarketing.com that features behind-the-scenes interviews with “legitimate” online entrepreneurs who are (probably) doing better than you. He’s spoken live for audiences in Canada, UK, US and Australia and you may even recognize him from TV.  Check out his interview here: Download this episode (right click and save)

Luke is the Co-Founder, CEO a.k.a., The Mayor of RTOWN.  Luke is an Intrapreneur turned entrepreneur. World traveler. Lover of all people on the same mission: to help local businesses succeed. RTOWN has been at the forefront of emerging digital technologies for over a decade and they pride themselves on delivering their customer’s stories cost-effectively through a variety of mediums in line with what works best for their clients at the time. Check out the interview here: Download this episode (right click and save)

Elizabeth is the co-founder and “CJO” of Jackets for Jasper. She imports custom-designed, Nepali-made down jackets in over 100 colours and sells them online and at pop-up shops throughout winter. All profit from the sale of these jackets supports the educations of three schoolchildren in Nepal. Check out her interview here: Download this episode (right click and save)

Gary is an Award Winning, Full Time Realtor that specializes in Vancouver Real Estate. His published book called “The Book on Vancouver Real Estate” tells people how to Buy it, sell it and profit from it. He also owns the Vancouverrealestatetips.com web site and it’s now Vancouver’s number one online real estate hub. His real estate acquisition formula has helped his clients from all walks of life to establish real estate portfolios to meet their long-term financial goals.  Check out his interview here: Download this episode (right click and save)

Dan is a multi-millionaire and serial entrepreneur, and an international best-selling author. Dan is considered the world’s leading expert in internet marketing and is referred to by many as the Millionaire Mentor.” Through hard work, relentless determination, guidance from his mentors, today Dan is a multi-millionaire entrepreneur, a respected figure in the Internet Marketing world, and a highly sought after business mentor.  Check out his interview here: Download this episode (right click and save)

Shortly after graduating from the Gustavson School of Business, VP of Business Development Derek Juno joined the successful social enterprise, Mealshare. The rapidly growing non-profit operates a ‘buy one, give one’ hunger relief program with restaurants and social programs. When customers buy a Mealshare branded item in a partner restaurant, a meal is provided for someone in need. Derek calls it the “Tom’s Shoes for food”.  Today he Helps run the day to day operations of Mealshare, and is Responsible for BC and Ontario development, partner acquisition, and operations. Listen to his interview here: Download this episode (right click and save)